Karnataka: In an unfortunate incident, a three-year-old boy died and about 30 people took ill after allegedly drinking contaminated water in Karnataka's Raichur district. Taking note of the incident, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Sunday instructed officials to take immediate measures. He also directed officials to ensure proper treatment to those hospitalised and provide compensation to the family of the deceased child. As per the reports, people get affected as the sewage water got mixed with drinking water due to a leakage in the pipeline.
Ill people shifted to the Arakera Community Health Centre
As per the officials, the incident took place at Rekalmardi village in Devadurga taluk of Raichur district, on Friday. As people complained about suffering from diarrhoea and vomiting, some were shifted to the Arakera Community Health Centre in Devadurga and the Raichur Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS).
Sewage water got mixed with drinking water
The affected people are said to have consumed water from an unclean water tank, according to sources. There are also reports that sewage water got mixed with drinking water due to a leakage in the pipeline.
According to the Chief Minister's Office, after receiving information about the incident, CM Siddaramaiah spoke to the CEO over the phone and directed him to take immediate action to supply clean drinking water. The chief minister has instructed officials to take immediate measures for proper treatment of the people who fell ill and also directed the Zilla Panchayat Chief Executive Officer to provide compensation to the family of the deceased.
CM asked for an investigation
Taking serious note of the reports of people getting sick after drinking contaminated water in the villages, he asked officials to investigate the incident and submit a report.
Some of the instructions given by the CM to officials are: to immediately visit the place and conduct a comprehensive inspection, send the water samples to the lab and get a report right away; based on the report, conduct a thorough health checkup of the villagers and provide necessary treatment.
Clean drinking water should be provided, and contaminated water sources should be closed, compensation should be given to the family of the deceased, and all measures should be taken adequately to ensure that the incident does not recur, the CM told officials.
(with inputs from PTI)
